Humberto became the first hurricane of the 2013 season as it continued to travel over the far eastern Atlantic Wednesday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Humberto was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph as of 5 p.m. Wednesday. It was moving north at 12 mph about 360 miles west-northwest of the Cape Verde Islands.
There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
Humberto could strengthen more Wednesday before it begins to weaken on Thursday, according to the NHC. The hurricane is expected to turn toward the north at a slightly faster speed during the next two days.
Humberto, which became a tropical storm Monday, fell just short of breaking the previous record for the latest-forming hurricane in a season. The record is still held by Gustav, which became a hurricane at 8 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2002.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Gabrielle weakened early Wednesday as it moved away from Bermuda, according to the NHC.
As of 5 p.m., Gabrielle had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and it was located about 100 miles west-northwest of Bermuda and 620 miles south-southeast of Nantucket, Mass. There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
Rough surf conditions were expected to continue on Bermuda through Wednesday.
Additional weakening is forecast over the next 48 hours as a gradual turn toward the north was also expected.
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